FTC challenges hospital tie-up in Memphis

Alex Wilts

16 November 2020

Methodist operates Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Photo credit: Wiki Commons/Thomas R Machnitzki

The Federal Trade Commission has sued to block Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, a hospital system based in Memphis, Tennessee, from acquiring two competing hospitals in the area.

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